From this I came to Gabs, or Tacape[36], after passing El Hammah, the
baths which were the Aquas Tacapitanas of antiquity, where the small
river Triton, by the moisture which it furnishes, most agreeably and
suddenly changes the desert scene, and covers the adjacent fields with
all kinds of flowers and verdure.
I was now arrived upon the lesser Syrtis, and continued along the
sea-coast northward to Inshilla, without having made any addition to
my observations. I turned again to the N. W. and came to El Gemme[37],
where there is a very large and spacious amphitheatre, perfect as to
the desolation of time, had not Mahomet Bey blown up four arches of it
from the foundation, that it might not serve as a fortress to the rebel
Arabs. The sections, elevations, and plans, with the whole detail of
its parts, are in the King’s collection.
baths which were the Aquas Tacapitanas of antiquity, where the small
river Triton, by the moisture which it furnishes, most agreeably and
suddenly changes the desert scene, and covers the adjacent fields with
all kinds of flowers and verdure.
I was now arrived upon the lesser Syrtis, and continued along the
sea-coast northward to Inshilla, without having made any addition to
my observations. I turned again to the N. W. and came to El Gemme[37],
where there is a very large and spacious amphitheatre, perfect as to
the desolation of time, had not Mahomet Bey blown up four arches of it
from the foundation, that it might not serve as a fortress to the rebel
Arabs. The sections, elevations, and plans, with the whole detail of
its parts, are in the King’s collection.
